[qam1]

With the decline of Judeo-Christian religions, the heart, shaped by what the eye sees (hence the power of television), has become the source of people's moral decisions. This is a potentially fatal problem for our civilization. As beautiful as the heart might be, it is neither intellectually nor morally profound.

Give it up Dennis, You don't need Christianity to be moral and I would recommend you actually read the Bible before writing such a self righteous piece of tripe.

My Heart tells me Pedophillia, Genocide, Slavery and Human Sacrifice are bad things, Yet they are not only condoned in the Bible but in many cases encouraged by God (See The Book of Numbers Chapter 31 it covers them all.)

Abortion, I have no idea where they get this notion that the Bible is against Abortion, From what I've seen it seems to be all for it.

Hosea

9:14

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

9:15

All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.

9:16

Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

Hosea

13:16

Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

And of course how to be happy according to the Bible

Psalms

137:9

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

[philetus]

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

This refers to Isaiah 13 Distruction of Babylon

[cupcakes]

Psst, I doubt Dennis Prager thinks you need only Christianity to be moral--he's a Jew(a practicing one to boot). Perhaps you should take your own advice in regards to research?

[cupcakes]

BTW, the problem with heart is that while you may somehow end up in the same place as the Bible believing Christians regarding some moral issues, there are many whose hearts will tell them something different. In those cases how will it be that your heart on moral issues is more right then there's? Who will you be to judge those whose hearts dictate otherwise regarding those matters? What authority do you have?

[DannyTN]

"to be moral and I would recommend you actually read the Bible " - qaml

See, I can take your words out of context too and construe them to mean something you didn't.

[DannyTN]

Hosea in Context

The verses you quoted are a punishment on Israel for their sins. What you failed to post was...

• the sin of Israel that merited such harsh judgement.
• that God warned Israel not to sin and what the punishment would be.
• that God would redeem Israel and restore His mercy to her after the judgement.

  In the book of Hosea, God tells his prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute. She leaves Hosea several times and goes and sells herself back into a life of prostitution. Each time God tells Hosea to go buy her back and love her as his wife. It is an allegory of the way God loves Israel and the way Israel treats God.

  But God is a God of both Mercy and Judgement. He will not let unrepentant sin go unpunished. But He will extend mercy to those who are repentant.

[VOA]

Give it up Dennis, You don't need Christianity to be moral

You've probably found common ground with Prager, as he's an observant Jew.
I believe he also teaches (occassionally?) at the University of Judaism in
Los Angeles.